MÜNTZER, THOMAS


Meaning of MÜNTZER, THOMAS in English

or Thomas Munzer

born sometime before 1490, Stolberg, Thuringia

died May 27, 1525, Mühlhausen

German religious reformer.

A student of theology and an associate of Peasants' Revolt in Thuringia in 1524–25; after the defeat of his forces, he was tortured, tried, and executed.

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